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Follow the links below to find information on treating asthma in an emergency.
Updated January 2008
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Emergency Asthma Management course
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The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
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| Description: |
The nationally accredited Course in Emergency Asthma Management is designed to promote standardised protocols for treating an asthma emergency, raise awareness of asthma and emergency asthma management, promote development of an asthma policy and provide a registration protocol which enables access to reliever medication for first aid kits.
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Aug 2008
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First aid for asthma
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National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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| Description: |
Chart with information on what to do if someone has an asthma attack. Contents: What is an asthma attack? What if it is the first attack of asthma?
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May 2007
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Asthma - managing your asthma
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
This topic tells you how to manage asthma. Finding out you've got asthma is not the end of the world! Lots of people have asthma. If you learn all about it and how to manage it you can do almost anything that you set your mind to.
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| Date: |
Apr 2008
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Asthma Friendly Children's Services resources
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| Publisher: |
The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
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| Description: |
The Asthma Friendly Children's Services Program has been developed by Asthma Victoria to provide a safer environment for children in preschool, childcare and family day care.
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| Date: |
Nov 2008
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| Title: |
Emergency management of asthma
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National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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| Description: |
Chart produced by the Australian College for Emergency Medicine to assist in determining and managing differing levels of severity of asthma attacks.
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| Date: |
Aug 2005
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| Title: |
Asthma in childhood
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Asthma in childhood is common and it can be serious. About 1 in 4 young children and 1 in 7 teenagers in South Australia are affected by asthma. You need to work out a plan for treating your child's asthma with your doctor.
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| Date: |
Nov 2007
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| Title: |
Management of Asthma
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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| Description: |
Links to information on the aims of effective asthma management, the Six Step Asthma Management Plan, first aid for asthma attacks, medications and devices, trigger avoidance.
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| Date: |
Nov 2005
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| Title: |
Asthma first aid
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| Publisher: |
The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
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| Description: |
If someone has an asthma attack you should follow this 4 step action plan
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| Date: |
Jan 2008
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| Title: |
Asthma First Aid Plan [Vietnamese]
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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| Description: |
Asthma can start within a few minutes or a few days. When asthma occurs, the child's chest will be contracted. He/she will be coughing, wheezing and quickly suffers breathing difficulty. If this happens, follow the 4 steps in the asthma first aid plan below.
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| Date: |
Jul 2003
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| Title: |
Asthma (easy read)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Who gets it? Some kids are born with asthma. Some kids get asthma when something around them starts it off.
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| Date: |
Jul 2007
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| Title: |
Asthma First Aid Plan [Chinese]
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| Publisher: |
Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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| Description: |
If a child has difficulty breathing or his/her asthma deteriorates, follow the following steps of Asthma First Aid Plan while waiting for the ambulance to arrive
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| Date: |
Jul 2003
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